diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-104-idi-48.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-104-idi-48.c
index f35632609379..2c9738adb3a6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-104-idi-48.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-104-idi-48.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int idi_48_gpio_get_multiple(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned long *mask,
 {
 	struct idi_48_gpio *const idi48gpio = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
 	size_t i;
-	const size_t ports[] = { 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 };
+	static const size_t ports[] = { 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 };
 	const unsigned int gpio_reg_size = 8;
 	unsigned int bits_offset;
 	size_t word_index;
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-gpio-mm.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-gpio-mm.c
index d496cc56c2a2..b56ff2efbf36 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-gpio-mm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-gpio-mm.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int gpiomm_gpio_get_multiple(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned long *mask,
 {
 	struct gpiomm_gpio *const gpiommgpio = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
 	size_t i;
-	const size_t ports[] = { 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 };
+	static const size_t ports[] = { 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 };
 	const unsigned int gpio_reg_size = 8;
 	unsigned int bits_offset;
 	size_t word_index;